WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s peace plan will not call for a confederation between Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace envoy said in an interview published on Monday.

Jason Greenblatt told the Times of Israel that the administration is “not looking at a confederation model” as part of the plan, which still doesn’t have a timetable for its release.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said last month that Greenblatt and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who are both in charge of the Israeli-Palestinian file, had previously discussed a confederacy model with him. The White House dismissed his statement at the time, but Greenblatt’s recent interview was the first time an administration official denied it “on the record.”

Greenblatt did not disclose further details about the plan, but repeated the administration’s constant line that both sides will like some aspects of it, and dislike others. “It will include a resolution of all core issues,” he said, adding that while the plan will address Israel’s security concerns, it will also “be fair to the Palestinians.”

"I was asked if I believe in a federation with Jordan," Abbas said, referring to the talk he held with Kushner and Greenblatt. "I answered: Yes, I want a confederation with Jordan and Israel. I have asked the Israelis if they would agree to such an offer."

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